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In some pa!s of the brain, there are

many more glia than neurons, but
neurons are the key players in the
brain. Neurons are information
messengers. They use electrical and
chemical signals to send information
between different areas of the brain,
as well as between the brain, the
spinal cord, and the entire body.
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Neurons, also called nerve cells,
are the functional electrically
excitable cells of the brain. They
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The brain contains around 100 billion neurons. But
neurons don't work alone. In fact, there are as many
non-neuronal cells, called glia, in the brain as there ...

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Many Glia, Many Functions ...
There are a few different types of
glia in the brain: oligodendrocytes,
microglia, and astrocytes. Each is
needed to optimize brain ...